PMEV8303 Case Studies in Evangelistic Churches October 1-3, 2019

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Professional Doctoral Program

Pastoral Ministries Division

Fall 2019 Trimester

Jake Roudkovski, Ph.D.

Director of Doctor of Ministry Program

Professor of Evangelism and Pastoral Leadership

The Max and Bonnie Thornhill Chair of Evangelism

jaker@nobts.edu Office: (504) 282-4455 ext.3726

Twitter: @jroudkovski Facebook: Jake Roudkovski

The mission of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is to equip leaders to fulfill

the Great Commission and the Great Commandments through the local church.

Course Description The purpose of this seminar is to teach students to analyze churches in contemporary, blended,

and traditional settings and their utilization of church growth principles to discover strategies for

achieving evangelistic church growth.

Core Values The course will emphasize the seminary’s current core value focus assigned annually by the

Administrative Council. This year’s core value focus is Spiritual Vitality.

Curriculum Competencies

The Seminary has seven key competencies in its program. They are: Biblical Exposition,

Christian Theological Heritage, Discipleship Making, Interpersonal Skills, Servant Leadership,

Spiritual and Character Formation, and Worship Leadership. The key competency addressed in

this course is Discipleship Making.

Student Learning Outcomes 1. To explore the application of church health/growth principles in actual church settings.

2. To synthesize dynamics of churches in various settings and propose strategic plans for

strengthening the healthy evangelistic growth of churches.

3. To develop an action plan applying church healthy evangelistic growth principles in the

student’s ministry context.

Course Methodology Lectures: Lectures by the professor related to healthy, evangelistic churches will be part of the

resource material for the course.

Discussion: Students are expected to be involved in the seminar discussions based on questions

raised in the assigned reading, case studies, and assigned projects.

Research: Students will be expected develop a case study of a healthy, evangelistic church

assigned by the professor.

Application: Students will apply the principles learned in the course to a specific problem in their

church.

Pre-Seminar Requirements A. Each student will read the 3 required textbooks: Bridges of God: A Study in the Strategy of

Missions by Donald McGavran; The Ten Most Influential Churches of the Past Century: And

How They Impact You Today by Elmer Towns; How to Break Growth Barriers: Revise Your

Role, Release Your People, and Capture Overlooked Opportunities for Your Church by Carl

George and Warren Bird.

B. Each student will select an additional book from the following list: Transformational Church:

Creating a New Scorecard for Churches by Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer; The Ten Greatest

Revivals Ever: From Pentecost to the Present by Elmer Towns; The Unstuck Church: Equipping

Churches to Experience Sustained Health by Tony Morgan; Growing Young: Six Essential

Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder,

and Brad Griffin; Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples by Thom

Rainer; When God Builds a Church: 10 Principles for Growing a Dynamic Church by Bob

Russell; Church Growth Flywheel: 5 Practical Systems to Drive Growth in Your Church by Rich

Birch and Carl George. The student will email the professor his/her book choice for approval.

C. Each student will prepare a six page, double-spaced review per each of the three required

textbooks and one additional book from the provided list. The critical book review should

include a statement of the author’s purpose(s), a synopsis of the content (message) of the book,

and a critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the book. These reviews

(with cover sheet) should be in the most recent Turabian form (no footnotes necessary). Students

should be prepared to discuss each assigned book. The book reviews are due on the first day

of the seminar and should be posted on Blackboard.

Post-Seminar Assignments A. In consultation with the professor, students will develop a case study on a church that has

experienced significant healthy evangelistic growth. This church does not have to be a Southern

Baptist Church. However, the church must meet the criteria agreed upon in the seminar. Students

should study issues including, but not limited to:

1) The role of the senior pastor in the overall effort

2) Growth barriers

3) Developing priorities related to a strategic plan for church growth

4) The process used to determine mission, vision statements, goals, and actions.

5) Staff needs and responsibilities

6) Sunday School or small group organization

7) Outreach efforts

8) Assimilation approaches

B. The student will complete a paper on the student’s church. Utilizing the materials presented

and discussed in class, students will develop a healthy evangelistic growth plan for their church.

The format for these two reports will be explained in the seminar.

These two reports are due by December 1, 2019 and should be posted on Blackboard.

Course Evaluation

The requirements for the course and the contribution of each towards the final grade are as

follows:

ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGE

Book Reports 40%

Class Discussion 10%

Healthy Evangelistic Church Report 25%

Healthy Evangelistic Growth Plan for Student’s Church 25%

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Church Health: Periodicals

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Jacobsen, Wayne. “The Numbers Game: A Threat to Churches Large & Small.” Leadership IV,

no. 1 (Winter 1983): 49-53.

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MacDonald, Gordon. “Ten Conditions for Church Health.” Leadership IV, no. 1 (Winter 1983):

44-8.

McManus, Erwin. “The Cause-Driven Church.” Leadership XVIII, no. 3 (Summer 1997): 40.

Neighbor, Ralph W. “It’s the Structure, Period.” Leadership XVIII, no. 3 (Summer 1997): 36-7.

Patterson, Ben. “Discipline: The Backbone of the Church.” Leadership IV, no. 1 (Winter 1983):

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Theology and Ministry 57 (Spring 1998): 45-52.

Schwarz, Christian A. “Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of

Healthy Churches: A Response.” Journal of the American Society for Church Growth 9

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Simpson, Daniel. “Review of ‘Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential

Qualities of Healthy Churches.’” Journal of the American Society for Church Growth 9

(Spring 1999): 83-92.

Steinke, Peter. “Outbreak: How to Stop a Virus from Spreading in Your Church.” Leadership

XVIII, no. 3 (Summer 1997): 36-9.

Trueblood, Elton. “A Time for Holy Dissatisfaction.” Interview by Dean Merrill and Marshall

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Wagner, C. Peter and Richard L. Gorsuch. “The Quality Church (Part 1),” Leadership IV, no. 1

(Winter 1983): 28-35.

Warren, Rick. “Comprehensive Health Plan: To Lead a Healthy Church Takes More Than

Technique.” Interview by Ed Rowell and Kevin Miller. Leadership XVIII, no. 3

(Summer 1997): 23-9.

Wetzler, David. “A Response to John Ellas and Flavil Yeakley.” Journal of the American Society

for Church Growth 10 (Fall 1999): 83-7.

Wright, David F. “How Do Churches Grow? Believing and Belonging.” [editorial] Scottish

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